Northern Cheesecake - Laurie's New York-style Cheesecake
The classic New York-style cheesecake is rich, thick and creamy and always the star of any dessert.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1¾ cups Graham Cracker or Cookie Crumbs
- ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ½ cup Melted Butter
Filling
- 2 packages Cream Cheese (8 oz packages)
- 1 cup Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 tbsp Vanilla
- 1 pinch Salt
- 3 cups Sour Cream
Instructions
Crust
- Mix together Graham Cracker (or Cookie Crumbs), Ground Cinnamon and Melted Butter. Pack into spring form pan on bottom & sides. Reserve some for top of cake.
Filling
- Cream together Cream Cheese and Sugar.
- Add Eggs and beat well.
- Add Salt & Vanilla and beat.
- Fold in Sour Cream.
- Pour batter into prepared crust and sprinkle reserved crumbs on top.
Cook
- Bake at 370℉ for 50 minutes then turn off oven and open door a little and leave cake in for about 30 more minutes.
- The filling will look a little soft - refrigerate overnight and serve.
